DaBaby f/Roddy Ricch’s “ROCKSTAR” is Spotify’s most-streamed song of summer 2020. With more than 380m streams between 6/1 and 8/15, it leads a list that includes hits by The Weeknd, SAINt JHN, Harry Styles and Dua Lipa.
The Songs of Summer playlist includes The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” with just under 340m streams and SAINt JHN’s “Roses—Imanbek Remix” with more than 280m streams.
Lipa is in the Top 20 with two songs—“Don’t Star Now” and “Break My Heart”—as is Ariana Grande, who’s featured on Lady Gaga’s “Rain on Me” and the lead artist on “Stuck With U” with Justin Bieber. Ricch bookends the Top 20 with his “The Box.”
On the podcast front, The Michelle Obama Podcast is tops.
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